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  1. 10-20-2015, 01:16 AM #1
    guncheese
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    reclaimed shot

    Roto sells reclaimed shot
    is this stuff clean enough to make into lovly ingots?
    i wanted to get some superhard
    and to make it worthwhile (the free shipping thing), thought i might pad the order with shot

    any thoughts?
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  2. 10-20-2015, 01:26 AM #2
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    sure its about like the no 2 for cast and works good as is
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  3. 10-20-2015, 08:28 AM #3
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    Is there a trick to melting shot? I've tried melting reclaimed lead shot and some very old (though unused) lead shot. Neither seem to completely melt, leaving a heavy residue on the surface of the melt. I use a Lee pot that seems to work fine for everything else, including lino and wheelweights.
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  4. 10-20-2015, 12:29 PM #4
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    ^Probably graphite coating from the shot.
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  5. 10-20-2015, 01:02 PM #5
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    Perhaps that's the problem. Any recommendations for removing the graphite coating , such as a degreaser?
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  6. 10-20-2015, 01:41 PM #6
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    Yeah just flux your lead one pot at a time you should be good to go
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  7. 10-20-2015, 03:33 PM #7
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    Thank you; I'll try a more adequate fluxing next session.
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  8. 10-22-2015, 02:39 AM #8
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    My hint.... in all my smelts [ALL NASTY STUFF]]

    1. Flux
    2. Flux
    3. Flux
    4. Flux

    my 'base flux' is sawdust with sulfur. Nos 1,2,3. No 4 is Wax. In smelt pot for No. 1 I cover bottom of pot with sawdust/sulfur before adding heat and smelt material. I scored some toilet bowl wax rings from a demo sight and flux with 1/2 of one of those before i cast ingots.

    EBAY..'reclaimed'... bubba smelted it...guaranteed good alloy... no.. never.. always 'bad' stuff to me ... and smelt thinking that way...

    I got 1,000 LBS "lead" from a demo refinery... 50% was aluminum! Flux...mix...Flux...mix...Flux...mix...Flux...mix.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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